Playing gangsters is great. They usually dress you sharp. And you have a license to pretty much bully anybody. I mean, I wouldn't dare do that at home. My wife will give me a back hander. Alex Rocco backbullydare Change image and share on social
You study all your life, you work really hard to do your best work onstage and onscreen, and then you make your best money playing an ant. Alex Rocco anthardlife Change image and share on social
I'm Italian. I wouldn't know how to play a Jew. Alex Rocco italianjewplay Change image and share on social
I learned to bet the Red Sox, the Celtics, Suffolk Downs. I thought it was a glorious life - pull up to the doughnut shop, spread out, and plan your day. Alex Rocco betcelticday Change image and share on social
I was a young kid; I did a little time in the Billerica House of Correction, and it basically turned my life around because I said, 'Oh, I'll never be locked up again. They're not taking away my privacy.' So I flipped a coin: heads - Miami, tails -California. Alex Rocco basicallybillericacalifornia share on social
With Peter O'Toole, you just had nothing but fun. Alex Rocco funpetertoole Change image and share on social
I had to get out of the Boston area, so I flipped a coin and said, 'Heads - Miami, tails - California. I was in my mid-20s and came out here with no training. Acting wasn't even in my mind. Alex Rocco 20sactarea Change image and share on social
I don't mean you have to be overbearing, but you have to stay on top of things - read the trades, know what's going on in the town. I call it 'dare to be stupid.' The worst thing they can say is, 'We got nothing for you.' So I've hustled a lot. Alex Rocco badcalldare share on social
I worked in this bar called the Raincheck Room in the '60s; it used to be over on Santa Monica Boulevard, and, y'know, it was a pretty hip place. Lots of actors hung out there. Alex Rocco 60sactorbar Change image and share on social
Some people go to acting classes to learn. I just kind of went for the dates. Alex Rocco actclassdate Change image and share on social
